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i will not negotiate over the debt ceiling. congress has to do its job. >> woodruff: when it comes to the republicans jake sherman, you've been talking to some of the folks on the hill. they were digging in their heels just as much as the president was. what was their reaction? >> i think they have... they see this situation as three big issues: the government funding issue. that runs dry at the end of march. the debt ceiling. and these automatic spending cuts that take hold at the beginning of march. they want to use these opportunities. they don't think it's so bad to shut down the government or to default on the debt. they are even skeptical of the administration's estimates of when that will happen. so they see themselves really having very little leverage besides doing something which a lot of americans would consider extreme which is defaulting on the debt or shutting down the government. now i think it's virtually impossible that speaker john boehner will raise the debt ceiling without commensurate spending cuts. he's wa
i will not negotiate over the debt ceiling. congress has to do its job. >> woodruff: when it comes to the republicans jake sherman, you've been talking to some of the folks on the hill. they were digging in their heels just as much as the president was. what was their reaction? >> i think they have... they see this situation as three big issues: the government funding issue. that runs dry at the end of march. the debt ceiling. and these automatic spending cuts that take hold at the...
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can you get a deal on the debt ceiling? can you raise that debt ceiling without agreeing to some spending cuts? >> well, i think we're going to need both. what the president has said is we need some balance here. from this point forward -- >> excuse me what, the president said he's not going to deal. he's not going to negotiate. he just wants you to raise it. is that going to happen? >> let me add one thing. i think in the course of the state of the union address, and the president has already said, it we're going to be talking about further deficit reduction, but it has to be done in a balanced way. at the heart of this debt ceiling debates is whether or not we're going to continue to reduce the deficit. i think we need to do it in a thoughtful way. and the president said as long as it's balanced he's open to the conversation. >> okay. so i'm confused because i've heard him say multiple times i am not going to negotiate over raising this debt ceiling. so are you going to negotiate? >> i can just tell you this. the debt cei
can you get a deal on the debt ceiling? can you raise that debt ceiling without agreeing to some spending cuts? >> well, i think we're going to need both. what the president has said is we need some balance here. from this point forward -- >> excuse me what, the president said he's not going to deal. he's not going to negotiate. he just wants you to raise it. is that going to happen? >> let me add one thing. i think in the course of the state of the union address, and the...
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senator biden voted not to raise the debt ceiling. today my philosophy on raising the debt ceiling is very similar to vice president biden's. we can't keep bumping our -- upping our credit limit without taking steps to get our future debt under control. 14 days into this federal government shutdown, and mere days away from exhausting government 16.7 trillion credit limit, the time for bipartisan solutions is now. the united states should always pay its bills, but the president and members of congress are responsible to take steps to reduce those bills for the future. both parties need to be committed to this responsible reality. i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina, mr. wilson, seek recognition? mr. wilson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, on january 14 of this year, th
senator biden voted not to raise the debt ceiling. today my philosophy on raising the debt ceiling is very similar to vice president biden's. we can't keep bumping our -- upping our credit limit without taking steps to get our future debt under control. 14 days into this federal government shutdown, and mere days away from exhausting government 16.7 trillion credit limit, the time for bipartisan solutions is now. the united states should always pay its bills, but the president and members of...
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extend the debt ceiling by one year. the vote on the measure is noon.ed to be held around house republicans, senate democrat, and the president ontinue as they try to reach the agreement to end the federal shutdown and how to move forward on the debt ceiling. live on c-span and the senate on c-span 2. >> how the government shutdown affecting you. please send us. >> make your short video message upload it shutdown and from your mobile device at out the.com/c-span and see what are touting about. >> this sunday, part two of our josh bolten.with what rt off by giving us you saw with the press, the media, and that world? did you view them? hostility, with some which is just the natural state affairs. the white house and the press corps because that's the nature of what the press needs to do. need to try to catch the white house out on whatever is on. g >> more with bush administration administration chief of staff sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> on tuesday, the u.s. supreme the campaign finance case of mccucheon vers
extend the debt ceiling by one year. the vote on the measure is noon.ed to be held around house republicans, senate democrat, and the president ontinue as they try to reach the agreement to end the federal shutdown and how to move forward on the debt ceiling. live on c-span and the senate on c-span 2. >> how the government shutdown affecting you. please send us. >> make your short video message upload it shutdown and from your mobile device at out the.com/c-span and see what are...
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should default and we will not get into negotiation like 2011 over the debt ceiling. and i'm trying to separate the issues of the debt ceiling and the larger fiscal questions. >> i have to ask you about the irs. many americans were stunned to discover that the irs seemed to be targeting groups for political reasons. do you believe that that was a real problem, and has it been cleared up? >> well, fareed, i think it's now been pretty clearly established that the irs in its implementation of the tax-exempt program was making lists and scrutinizing not just one side but both sides of the political ledger. they were trying to implement the program to determine whether or not there was political activity. i've said many times that they exercised bad judgment and the criteria they used in terms of identifying institutions. but i think it's been carrily established that it was not politically motivated, that it was -- it was bad judgment. and when we appointed an acting commissioner of the irs, i gave them three tasks. one was to take action where individuals needed to be he
should default and we will not get into negotiation like 2011 over the debt ceiling. and i'm trying to separate the issues of the debt ceiling and the larger fiscal questions. >> i have to ask you about the irs. many americans were stunned to discover that the irs seemed to be targeting groups for political reasons. do you believe that that was a real problem, and has it been cleared up? >> well, fareed, i think it's now been pretty clearly established that the irs in its...
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any chance republicans are in a mood for another skirmish following the debt ceiling debacle? >> reporter: well, martin, look, i wouldn't be surprised if you had more republicans coming forward and expressing opposition to johnson. cornyn made the point he doesn't have experience in immigration. white house officials say, look, he's an expert in a lot of other areas, to sort of defend that position. but there's no indication that he won't get confirmed. i've been talking to top aides on the hill who say that he does have broad bipartisan support, he after all, has a strong background with the pentagon, the former top attorney for the pentagon. so this is someone who is known to washington, and based on my conversations, they think that he will get confirmed. and this is just not the fight that republicans want to have right now. >> well, you say that, kristen. i'm curious, while we have you, to know how much the white house is girding for further battles over the affordable care act. because even mitch mcconnell, in announcing the shutdown deal, was very clear about wanting to
any chance republicans are in a mood for another skirmish following the debt ceiling debacle? >> reporter: well, martin, look, i wouldn't be surprised if you had more republicans coming forward and expressing opposition to johnson. cornyn made the point he doesn't have experience in immigration. white house officials say, look, he's an expert in a lot of other areas, to sort of defend that position. but there's no indication that he won't get confirmed. i've been talking to top aides on...
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but not until you take care of the debt ceiling and get that off the table. that was the president's principal message today and he got a lot of conversation about why not negotiate. he said he's to the going to. we'll leave it there at least for the time being. >> rose: what will the republicans do, will they shut down the government. >> no, not over the debt ceiling. they may over the continuing resolution this is not their best vehicle. my guess is what they will probably have to do is give him a short-term extension. and then see if the senate will go along. they being of course the house republicans and just try to prolong this fight for a while. they don't want to have-- not shutting down the government is really spooking the credit markets and everything that major talked about a moment ago. and how the president would handle short-term extension is another matter. i think that would back him into a corner. he also ran into a problem because both in response to major and in response to julianna goldman he said i'm not going to negotiate over this. if t
but not until you take care of the debt ceiling and get that off the table. that was the president's principal message today and he got a lot of conversation about why not negotiate. he said he's to the going to. we'll leave it there at least for the time being. >> rose: what will the republicans do, will they shut down the government. >> no, not over the debt ceiling. they may over the continuing resolution this is not their best vehicle. my guess is what they will probably have to...
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limit fight unconditionally, something they were not willing to do. >> we can't raise the debt ceiling without doing something about what is driving us to borrow more money and to live beyond our means. the idea that we should continue to spend money that we don't have and give the bill to our kids and our grandkids would be wrong. >> the government reaches its borrowing limit october 17. unless a solution can be reached, the u.s. will not be able to pay its bills raising fears of potential global economic chaos. >> we leave you now but the winner of the nobel prize for chemistry. that is going to scientist martin karplus, michael levitt an area war show, who won for their work laying -- ariah w archel. the noble academy called it groundbreaking, managing to make new aaron's classical physics work side-by-side with fundamentally different quantum physics for the very first time. i'm here in paris. you are watching "france 24." don't go away. >> welcome to the week in the middle east. coming up in the show, risking his life to reach europe. a nine-year-old syrian refugee tells the story
limit fight unconditionally, something they were not willing to do. >> we can't raise the debt ceiling without doing something about what is driving us to borrow more money and to live beyond our means. the idea that we should continue to spend money that we don't have and give the bill to our kids and our grandkids would be wrong. >> the government reaches its borrowing limit october 17. unless a solution can be reached, the u.s. will not be able to pay its bills raising fears of...
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meeting the thursday deadline for a debt ceiling deal. the nsa is collecting millions of contact lists from email and instant messaging. it's according to documents leeked by edward snowden. that's the news at this hour. america tonight is up next. get the latest news on aljazeera.com. >> on america tonight - a very different death penalty debate than you've heard before. is quality control needed in the executioner's final cocktail. >> we are not talking about whether the person will wake up with an illness. person. >> also - shut down, day 14. the key players step up. are they closing in on an end to the impasse? >> and the price of progress. a pennsylvania community blessed by newfound riches faces tough choices about their future. sides. >> yes, the coal mine there and the fracking up there. >> good evening, thank you for being with us. i'm joie chen. we begin with a new term on a long-standing issue - the death penalty, 30 people have been executed in the united states by the debate led to a shortage and questions to the justice syst
meeting the thursday deadline for a debt ceiling deal. the nsa is collecting millions of contact lists from email and instant messaging. it's according to documents leeked by edward snowden. that's the news at this hour. america tonight is up next. get the latest news on aljazeera.com. >> on america tonight - a very different death penalty debate than you've heard before. is quality control needed in the executioner's final cocktail. >> we are not talking about whether the person...
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>> it's pretty hard on this one, charlie because he's right on the debt ceiling. major history absolutely dead on. but the debt sealing is a fraud. a total fraud. shouldn't exist. people from alan greenspan to tim geithner to anyone who has looked at it, to paul krugman say it is a total fraud. it's a political device. so on that he's right. and on the substance, right now i think that obama, he may not have articulated as well as quo have but i think he has clearly indicated that if you are looking for more deficit reduction, a bigger deal, not a big deal, he's willing to go pretty far for a democrat on entitlements. right now republicans-- . >> rose: how do you know that? >> well, i think he said he's willing to do that. he has put on the table in private conversations that they had in december, he was perfectly willing to go along with the change in the change for social security, he indicated strongly that he would look at some kind of means testing for affluent medicare recipients. those aren't little things. they are not as much as some people want. but the
>> it's pretty hard on this one, charlie because he's right on the debt ceiling. major history absolutely dead on. but the debt sealing is a fraud. a total fraud. shouldn't exist. people from alan greenspan to tim geithner to anyone who has looked at it, to paul krugman say it is a total fraud. it's a political device. so on that he's right. and on the substance, right now i think that obama, he may not have articulated as well as quo have but i think he has clearly indicated that if you...
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we have given you frequently asked questions - the first one - what is the debt ceiling? >> it's a statutory limit on the amount of u.s. bonds that may be outstanding. each year the government borrows money, adding to the debt. there's a statutory limit as to how much that debt can be. >> we say deficit debt, they are not interchangeable terms. >> the deficit is how much is taken in each year. the debt is the accumulation of that over all years. >> question number two - there's a lot of misconinterpretation about this - who holds this debt? i hear often people say the chinese hold all of our debt. is that true? >> no, there's $17 billion in debt - sorry, trillion in debt. about $5 trillion is held by the government, the social security trust fund, for example. the $12 trillion held by the public - some by the chinese, japanese, a lot by foreign central banks because they back their currency with dollars. the rest investours - mutual retirees. >> it's not simply. when you look at the graphic it's sorted out in different ways than people expect. >> there's no majority holde
we have given you frequently asked questions - the first one - what is the debt ceiling? >> it's a statutory limit on the amount of u.s. bonds that may be outstanding. each year the government borrows money, adding to the debt. there's a statutory limit as to how much that debt can be. >> we say deficit debt, they are not interchangeable terms. >> the deficit is how much is taken in each year. the debt is the accumulation of that over all years. >> question number two -...
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the debt ceiling is reached the house just recently passed the credit act this was yesterday it was done in a very partisan fashion only one hundred twenty one members voted for it one hundred twenty seven voted against it. the bill would prioritize debt payments this would mean that bondholders would be paid first before making payments for all other government programs so medicare social security the military now do you ever wonder what's going to happen when our interest payments grow so big that we have to make these decisions between paying our creditors and finding a government program and you know it period it is the state of affairs and we have come to the point where we are paying creditors on our debt more than we are figuring out what the hell is going on with this country and our economy. i mean it's just such a sad commentary that we are now focusing on how are we going to get rid of this debt trillions of dollars in debt at the same time ignoring the elephant in the room and it's really a drop in the bucket i hate to say but once again when we're addressing social secu
the debt ceiling is reached the house just recently passed the credit act this was yesterday it was done in a very partisan fashion only one hundred twenty one members voted for it one hundred twenty seven voted against it. the bill would prioritize debt payments this would mean that bondholders would be paid first before making payments for all other government programs so medicare social security the military now do you ever wonder what's going to happen when our interest payments grow so big...
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he loses on the debt ceiling. he's really afraid of that debt ceiling. he says he won't bend on this. of course, he will have to at the 11th hour. he can't afford to be remembered as the first president who defaulted or allowed a condition to which it could happen. so i think what we just heard in that sound byte was he pointed to an exit ramp for the speaker. he basically says, well, i i said i won't negotiate while the debt ceiling is hanging over us. so you give me a three-week extension. boehner has said i won't give in on this and give him a clean extension. so it won't be a clean extension of the debt ceiling. it will be i'll give you three weeks, but you got to give me a committee. he told how he wants it it structured. 20 members, i'll give you the agenda, it it will be attached. so it will be a conditional extension. i think the president gets away and he finesses it. we know what happened the last time around. they had a supercommittee that didn't succeed. that's the way you avoid the disaster from the president's perspective. boehner has said
he loses on the debt ceiling. he's really afraid of that debt ceiling. he says he won't bend on this. of course, he will have to at the 11th hour. he can't afford to be remembered as the first president who defaulted or allowed a condition to which it could happen. so i think what we just heard in that sound byte was he pointed to an exit ramp for the speaker. he basically says, well, i i said i won't negotiate while the debt ceiling is hanging over us. so you give me a three-week extension....
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we have no idea what is going to be in this continuing resolution, a debt ceiling bill or anything. we're in the dark here. >> representative jim mcgovern of massachusetts. we'll start to see things unfold. >> reporter: do they think they can put in enough goodies to convince some democrats to come in. otherwise, this is just an exercise in futility, right? >> reporter: it's really not looking likely. we heard strong language come from majority leader harry reid. he has the ear of his caucus and they have his ear. he said this is dead on arrival, and basically he said, quote, that the american people should be held up by tea party extremists. this is an exercise in trying to gain political capital. this ias they try to get the tag points throughout and try to win political battles, speaker boehner has a lot to deal with. some are saying bring it on. if the government shuts down, not the worse thing in the world. that's not an easy thing to ride herd on. that's why we're getting this mixed bag of legislation that has no chance at all of passing in the senate. >> if it does pass the h
we have no idea what is going to be in this continuing resolution, a debt ceiling bill or anything. we're in the dark here. >> representative jim mcgovern of massachusetts. we'll start to see things unfold. >> reporter: do they think they can put in enough goodies to convince some democrats to come in. otherwise, this is just an exercise in futility, right? >> reporter: it's really not looking likely. we heard strong language come from majority leader harry reid. he has the...
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but the greatest risk looms in just ten days when the federal government hits the debt ceiling, running out of borrowing authority and defaulting on paying its debt. treasury secretary jack lew said sunday he cannot extend the deadline any further. >> i'm telling you that on the 17th we run out of our ability to borrow and congress is playing with fire. if they don't extend the debt limit, we have a very, very short window of time before those scenarios start to be played out. >> reporter: today jean sperling, a senior presidential economic advisor did not rule out accepting a debt ceiling extension of just 2
but the greatest risk looms in just ten days when the federal government hits the debt ceiling, running out of borrowing authority and defaulting on paying its debt. treasury secretary jack lew said sunday he cannot extend the deadline any further. >> i'm telling you that on the 17th we run out of our ability to borrow and congress is playing with fire. if they don't extend the debt limit, we have a very, very short window of time before those scenarios start to be played out. >>...
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d -- the debt ceiling. ewe have a debt crisis in this nation. i don't think many people have differed with that notion. and we do have a plan to reduce wasteful government spending, which also spurs economic growth. so our plan reduces energy costs for families and businesses. it calls for the reform of our tax code. it reforms washington spending and it delays obamacare for one year for all american families. now, president obama has already delayed the law for big business, for insurance companies and the politically connected, so this is only fair for us to say that american families should also have the benefit of delay that this president has given to those. now, for too long, president obama and his democratic colleagues in the senate have chosen to ignore our looming debt crisis, and president obama's plan has been and is still more debt and no reform. and the american people have resoundedly rejected this idea. we have a recent poll out this morning, the bloomberg poll, which says that the american people know they don't want -- no, they
d -- the debt ceiling. ewe have a debt crisis in this nation. i don't think many people have differed with that notion. and we do have a plan to reduce wasteful government spending, which also spurs economic growth. so our plan reduces energy costs for families and businesses. it calls for the reform of our tax code. it reforms washington spending and it delays obamacare for one year for all american families. now, president obama has already delayed the law for big business, for insurance...
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a debt ceiling debacle. in july of august of 2011. it's true that republicans in house took a hit in public opinion. but so did obama. people expect him to be a leader. if you have an injury to our credit rating, they will say yes. of course, republicans in the house. he gets hurt on that. it's equal. unequal on the fiscal cliff. the republicans have to be united but not only in the prescription approximately. unite on what they want. on plan "a" or "b" or "c." it's not all ad hoc. it can be a dollar of debt ceiling increase for dollar of debt reduction, which they try in 2011. or a balanced budget amendment. >> bret: that is what we could see. balanceed budget amendment call. >> it would help republicans and i crease the leverage. although, i believe policy isn't the greatest idea. >> as far as the dead itself. >> bret: p.r. next up how president obama is continuing the war on terror. >>> my client was arrested in jabuti, by >> megyn: beautyan authorities and held incommunecato for a while and held by the authorities and roughed up q
a debt ceiling debacle. in july of august of 2011. it's true that republicans in house took a hit in public opinion. but so did obama. people expect him to be a leader. if you have an injury to our credit rating, they will say yes. of course, republicans in the house. he gets hurt on that. it's equal. unequal on the fiscal cliff. the republicans have to be united but not only in the prescription approximately. unite on what they want. on plan "a" or "b" or "c."...
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the democrats would like to see a longer-term lift of the debt ceiling. get this off of the table for a while, and their legislation is still going forth. we are still seeing that move to the senate, and we'll see a vote on that in the next couple of days. that will be significant to watch, because we'll find out whether senate republicans are getting on board with this plan. because we are hearing some of the moderate republicans say not only do we have to raise the debt ceiling, we also have to get the federal government reopen for business. >> libby stay there, i have one more question for both of you. mike viqueira, look, you are there at the white house, at every point along the way, the optics have been important here, and whenever there has been a meeting with the white house, we saw it last week, both sides came out and made a statement. what are we to read from the fact that this is a meeting -- [ laughter ] >> i know i'm pushing on this, but i have to. this is a meeting that everyone was looking forward to. what does it suggest that speaker boeh
the democrats would like to see a longer-term lift of the debt ceiling. get this off of the table for a while, and their legislation is still going forth. we are still seeing that move to the senate, and we'll see a vote on that in the next couple of days. that will be significant to watch, because we'll find out whether senate republicans are getting on board with this plan. because we are hearing some of the moderate republicans say not only do we have to raise the debt ceiling, we also have...
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we have a debt ceiling fight. the last time the debt ceiling came up at the beginning of this year, the republicans folded quickly. they agreed to a debt siege increase in exchange for a meaningless budget resolution that was never going to become law. once we get past september 30th and they've passed some sort of bill that continues to fund the government, then we'll start hearing from john boehner. don't pick the fight over the debt ceiling. it would be terrible for the economy, and therefore terrible for republicans. this is a threat that they have to make right now. i don't think we'll get anywhere close to the debt ceiling this time just like we avoided having a very serious fight over it this year. >> josh, always great to have you here. thank you for being sane. you cannot say that for very many people. >> i do my best. >>> coming up next, for all the crime time headlines, is the country getting more or less dangerous. what do you think? "the cycle" rolls on for thursday, august 22nd. it's almost the weeke
we have a debt ceiling fight. the last time the debt ceiling came up at the beginning of this year, the republicans folded quickly. they agreed to a debt siege increase in exchange for a meaningless budget resolution that was never going to become law. once we get past september 30th and they've passed some sort of bill that continues to fund the government, then we'll start hearing from john boehner. don't pick the fight over the debt ceiling. it would be terrible for the economy, and...
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the debt ceiling is a different animal. when you say you are not going to pay up your bills, you get in trouble. they'll mark down that you called and said you're not going to pay the and you'll never get a loan again. the problem is last time we did this two years ago, america was the most credit worthy place on earth and europe was in big trouble. you're is starting to recover and there are other places in the world that are growing. so if you have a lot of money invested in u.s. treasuries and you feel the u.s. is not a viable investment, you have other places to go with your money which may bring up the cost of borrowing for us. it's not a certainty that it will, but there is a real risk that it will. when you increase the cost of borrowing, i.t. slows the economy down. >> we're on a seesaw based on what will happen. is it possible that another recession could occur based upon washington's inactivity. >> suppose anything is possible. we didn't know the last recession was coming. in the months before the last recession s
the debt ceiling is a different animal. when you say you are not going to pay up your bills, you get in trouble. they'll mark down that you called and said you're not going to pay the and you'll never get a loan again. the problem is last time we did this two years ago, america was the most credit worthy place on earth and europe was in big trouble. you're is starting to recover and there are other places in the world that are growing. so if you have a lot of money invested in u.s. treasuries...
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with the debt ceiling deadline three days away, parties are optimistic a deal will be done. on the table several plans to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. 350,000 federal workers are furloughed. >> the risk may be going up because of difficulties in congress but the direction is a little hard to pin down. >> this year's nobel prize winner in economics says the bickering in washington could make the stock market risky wall street is optimistic about a deal. the do you opened in negative territory, finishing 64 points. an al qaeda figure arrives in new york to face federal terrorism charges. abu anas al liby was captured in a military raid in libya on 5 october. he's accused of planning and conducting several surveillance for the u.s. embassy bombings in east africa. >> those are the headlines. see you back here. america tonight is up next. remember, you can get the latest news on aljazeera.com >> on america tonight - a very different death penalty debate than you've heard before. is quality control needed in the executioner's final cocktail. >> we are not tal
with the debt ceiling deadline three days away, parties are optimistic a deal will be done. on the table several plans to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. 350,000 federal workers are furloughed. >> the risk may be going up because of difficulties in congress but the direction is a little hard to pin down. >> this year's nobel prize winner in economics says the bickering in washington could make the stock market risky wall street is optimistic about a deal. the do...
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they don't want a debt ceiling increase. if the government is closed to function, the obama administration will lay the blame at feet of the g.o.p., it is setting that groundwork right now. >> congress needs to do its work and not look for the last possible moment. nobody can take the riff of making a mistake. they should get back after their time off in august and finish their work and get it done so there is no uncertainty about america's ability to pay its bills. >> reporter: americans point to the massive debt spending and the federal deficit and they don't want to increase it further. >> we also have to look at how far we have gone in with the federal government. this president seems to be using a one-way ratchet, always expanding the role of the for gallon of government, even as we are $17 trillion in debt and increasing it every year. >> reporter: republicans point to the sequester as an example of how the federal government can function with less money. they believe the sequester's impact has been minor. the obama ad
they don't want a debt ceiling increase. if the government is closed to function, the obama administration will lay the blame at feet of the g.o.p., it is setting that groundwork right now. >> congress needs to do its work and not look for the last possible moment. nobody can take the riff of making a mistake. they should get back after their time off in august and finish their work and get it done so there is no uncertainty about america's ability to pay its bills. >> reporter:...
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ceiling to prioritize debt payments? >> the issue of whether or not that decision can be made is fundamental to a presidential decision. >> i know, but have you as treasury secretary, your department requested from the office of legal counsel whether or not you can prioritize the? >> i've answered your question. it would be a question between the white house counsel and the justice department because the president -- >> let me point you to the fact that "huffington post" article from last week said the obama a decision to the platinum coin option more seriously than it led on. this idea you have a $1 trillion coin minted and deposited at the federal, at the fed, then draw upon that, it is, according to the "huffington post," the administration did ask the office of legal counsel for this absurd idea to actually be judged whether not it's legal. yet at the same time you will not say that you have asked whether or not you can prioritize payment. that is deeply concerning to me. >> i'm prepared to discuss the possible those
ceiling to prioritize debt payments? >> the issue of whether or not that decision can be made is fundamental to a presidential decision. >> i know, but have you as treasury secretary, your department requested from the office of legal counsel whether or not you can prioritize the? >> i've answered your question. it would be a question between the white house counsel and the justice department because the president -- >> let me point you to the fact that "huffington...
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they want the debt ceiling attached the spending cuts. i mean, there's a lot of sort of reaction you could look at here. but i think the take away is that republicans are divided on the tactics over how to achieve all the same things. all republicans want entitlement reform, tax reform, spending cuts, deficit cuts, and to end obama care. we're absolutely divided. i'm not saying this is a good thing. we're absolutely divided on how to achieve those things and in what order. >> chris, we've got to run. if you can do it in two seconds. >> the takeaway is that the republicans are wrong about the positions, not the tactics. >> all right, that was five seconds, but i'll led it slide. thank you, chris kofinis. thank you, s.e. cupp. appreciate it. catch s.e. on "crossfire" tonight, 6:30 eastern on cnn. >>> coming up, one of the most bizarre stories i have heard in a long time. a plot to kidnap and torture men to force them to divorce their drive wives. you will not believe who police say was behind it. >> and jetblue has a new plan that wants cus
they want the debt ceiling attached the spending cuts. i mean, there's a lot of sort of reaction you could look at here. but i think the take away is that republicans are divided on the tactics over how to achieve all the same things. all republicans want entitlement reform, tax reform, spending cuts, deficit cuts, and to end obama care. we're absolutely divided. i'm not saying this is a good thing. we're absolutely divided on how to achieve those things and in what order. >> chris, we've...
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and the debt ceiling deal. it might be in the works but are republicans and democrats, are they willing to compromise? are the republicans willing to compromise with each other and, as you mentioned, is the damage already done there we're going to look at how the world views the united states move to flirt with default? my name is mike and i quit smoking. chantix... it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. [ mike ] when i was taking the chantix, it reduced the urge to smoke. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you'
and the debt ceiling deal. it might be in the works but are republicans and democrats, are they willing to compromise? are the republicans willing to compromise with each other and, as you mentioned, is the damage already done there we're going to look at how the world views the united states move to flirt with default? my name is mike and i quit smoking. chantix... it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline)...
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the stalemate also created concern over the debt ceiling debate. the deadlock on raising the debt limit could touch off a new reception -- recession. >> the government shutdown could affect flu season. quest that has officially arrived. >> state health care officials say it came two weeks earlier than last year. >> it seems early weeks have seen the first during the flu season. >> just as the flu season started, the cdc stopped trapping -- tracking influences cases. the flu surveillance homepage says it all. no one here is watching where it is moving or if a pandemic is emerging. no one to sound the alarm. >> i am very concerned for the experts we had here. what is it that might be happening? >> maryland and other states will continue and tracking and testing locally. without the feds, there is no one linking across state lines. >> it helps us all keeping a picture of what is going on from a national standpoint. quest there are no cdc researchers analyzing this year's viruses to come up with a recipe next year's vaccine. the shutdown could make you
the stalemate also created concern over the debt ceiling debate. the deadlock on raising the debt limit could touch off a new reception -- recession. >> the government shutdown could affect flu season. quest that has officially arrived. >> state health care officials say it came two weeks earlier than last year. >> it seems early weeks have seen the first during the flu season. >> just as the flu season started, the cdc stopped trapping -- tracking influences cases. the...
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now congress is facing off over the debt ceiling. congress says it will move along with raising the debt limit. >>> chemical weapons stockpile some suggest bashar al-assad play have annanallal tear i dont remember motive. >> and where world leaders look up -- look to recognition wind up the asia-pacific economic cooperation to threaten the world economy. >>> with welcome to al jazeera, i'm stephanie sy. hundreds of thousands of americans are still unable to return to work but the possibility of a new crisis is coming into focus. if congress fails to raise the debt ceiling the government will be unable to pay its bills by next week. al jazeera white house correspondent mike viqueira has more. >> there is growing concern over white house officials and economists that the government is coming way to close playing with fire, about to bust that debt ceiling without action from congress, there doesn't appear to be movement towards a settlement, john boehner says bhiewhile he's not simply going ohand president obama a clean rise of the debt
now congress is facing off over the debt ceiling. congress says it will move along with raising the debt limit. >>> chemical weapons stockpile some suggest bashar al-assad play have annanallal tear i dont remember motive. >> and where world leaders look up -- look to recognition wind up the asia-pacific economic cooperation to threaten the world economy. >>> with welcome to al jazeera, i'm stephanie sy. hundreds of thousands of americans are still unable to return to...
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it is the debt ceiling and whether the senate will be able to raise the debt ceiling using a procedural back door that would allow only 51 votes. my friend from nevada, my friend from washington state, both of them could go to conference on the budget right now today if they would simply agree that this budget would not be used as a back door to use a procedural trick to raise the debt limit not on 60 votes but on 50 votes. now, i commend their candor because neither one of them is willing to make that representation, and that is commendable, but i would point out in the budget we debated nothing in that budget raised the debt ceiling, and i would suggest, madam president, that the american people are not interested in procedural games. i think they're tired of games by the democrats and they're tired of games by the republicans. what they are interested in is leadership in this body to address the enormous fiscal and economic challenges facing this country. our national debt is nearly $17 trillion. it is larger than the size of our entire economy. the last four years our economy has gr
it is the debt ceiling and whether the senate will be able to raise the debt ceiling using a procedural back door that would allow only 51 votes. my friend from nevada, my friend from washington state, both of them could go to conference on the budget right now today if they would simply agree that this budget would not be used as a back door to use a procedural trick to raise the debt limit not on 60 votes but on 50 votes. now, i commend their candor because neither one of them is willing to...
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ceiling to prioritize debt payments? >> the issue of whether or not that decision is made is fundamentally a presidential decision. >> have you as treasury secretary, your department, requested from the office of legal counsel? >> it would fundamentally be a question between the white house and the justice department. >> ok, let me point you to the fact that a huffington post article from last week says the obama administration took the platinum coin option more seriously than a lead on. this idea that you have a $1 trillion coin minted and deposited at the fed and draw upon that, it is according to the huffington post, the administration did ask the office of legal counsel for this absurd idea to actually be judged whether or not it is legal. at the same time, you will not say that you have asked whether or not you can prioritize payments. that is deeply concerning. >> i am prepared to discuss the policy on both of those issues. i don't disagree with you that the platinum coin is not an option. >> at me ask one final qu
ceiling to prioritize debt payments? >> the issue of whether or not that decision is made is fundamentally a presidential decision. >> have you as treasury secretary, your department, requested from the office of legal counsel? >> it would fundamentally be a question between the white house and the justice department. >> ok, let me point you to the fact that a huffington post article from last week says the obama administration took the platinum coin option more...
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we're talking judy about going on, passing the debt ceiling and keeping government closed. that comes to 9 million americans under women's and infant child care who will be cut off. that's nutritional. that's post-partum. that's pregnancy. counseling, and assistance for all kinds of people. that's 66 qix,000 kids in head start. >> woodruff: the white house is saying they won't go along. >> to be fair i'm not saying i approve. the polls show 80% don't notice. >> peter hart, said if you were a democratic partisan you'd look at this poll with glee. but as anybody who believes in democracy, this is an enormously serious survey, and it's one of those-- bench watermarks in political attitudes and public attitudes. i think we may be on the cusp of that. i really do. >> woodruff: under a minute-- where does the be president go from here. what is his standing coming out of this? >> i think he need to figure out-- if this is a big defeat for republicans are, they weakened on immigration? is the tea party weakened? does he have an tune there or is that still probably not going to happ
we're talking judy about going on, passing the debt ceiling and keeping government closed. that comes to 9 million americans under women's and infant child care who will be cut off. that's nutritional. that's post-partum. that's pregnancy. counseling, and assistance for all kinds of people. that's 66 qix,000 kids in head start. >> woodruff: the white house is saying they won't go along. >> to be fair i'm not saying i approve. the polls show 80% don't notice. >> peter hart,...
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term raising of the debt ceiling. senate democrats have not wanted that, and he invited the entire republican cob cues to the white house, to talk about it. but speaker john baner decided that he didn't want to send all of the republicans and so they have 232 to 18. baner spokesman saying a meeting is only worthwhile if it is focused on finding a solution that's why the house republican conference will instead be represented by a smaller group of negotiators including the elected leadership and certain committee chairman. what is not clear here is whether in fact, baner will also deal with the debt ceiling short term debt ceiling deal, but reopening government. on that score, president obama reopened his call yesterday. >> if mr. baner wants to put a vote to the floor to make sure we reopen our government, and america pays its builts i'm confident it would pass. >> but so far, speaker baner has not done it. >> our randall congressional showing a new willington negotiate. >> we believe there's obvious some new willingn
term raising of the debt ceiling. senate democrats have not wanted that, and he invited the entire republican cob cues to the white house, to talk about it. but speaker john baner decided that he didn't want to send all of the republicans and so they have 232 to 18. baner spokesman saying a meeting is only worthwhile if it is focused on finding a solution that's why the house republican conference will instead be represented by a smaller group of negotiators including the elected leadership and...
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not raising the debt ceiling could lead to another global recession. there are new details in that stampede in india. at least 111 people were killed on supplied caught in the chaos as thousands of hindu pilgrims were leaving from a religious festival there. >>> 17
not raising the debt ceiling could lead to another global recession. there are new details in that stampede in india. at least 111 people were killed on supplied caught in the chaos as thousands of hindu pilgrims were leaving from a religious festival there. >>> 17
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the debt ceiling wasn't a hostage or once -- once -- tip o'neill held up the debt ceiling for one day as symbolism. there was never before a case where one party pushed the u.s. government to the edge of default. demanding concessions in return. every attempt to make this sound business as usual, this is not. this is out of the experience. >> it is more heightened but it's still part business as usual because it takes place within the context of an american president having to deal with the reality around him. opposite party having to deal with the fact that he has the presidency, he has the executive, make the deal. >> political reality here as well, pretty striking, "the wall street journal" poll, i want to go through some of the numbers right here. it shows the republican party taking much of the brunt. 53% blame the republicans. the view of the republican party, 24% positive right now. according to the pollsters of "the wall street journal." 24% positive. only 14% of the country thinks we're going in the right direction right now, and as lindsey graham cited early, 60% of the coun
the debt ceiling wasn't a hostage or once -- once -- tip o'neill held up the debt ceiling for one day as symbolism. there was never before a case where one party pushed the u.s. government to the edge of default. demanding concessions in return. every attempt to make this sound business as usual, this is not. this is out of the experience. >> it is more heightened but it's still part business as usual because it takes place within the context of an american president having to deal with...
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this is about doing the debt ceiling about paying the debt. it has nothing to do with the sequester. he didn't talk about them together. he talked about them separately. in fact, that's where the negotiating will happen. he said to congress we'll have to figure out a way not to increase deficit. it will have to come with spending cuts. >> cenk: more austerity, i wouldn't do any more of it. but he also talked about guns. >> he was asked about guns. i think what we'll hear him talk about hear here now but 836 people now since the newtown tragedy has died. that's almost as if we have woken up for 32 days and there was a nu town every single day. >> cenk: every time we update it i get surprised. oh, my god, it's been that many more and it's insanity. i think a great majority of the american people are on to it. it is a majority, 52% of americans are now more supportive of gun control since newtown. we're making progress, of course it depends on what is in it. >> he has the option and he's talking about using the executive order. here is the presid
this is about doing the debt ceiling about paying the debt. it has nothing to do with the sequester. he didn't talk about them together. he talked about them separately. in fact, that's where the negotiating will happen. he said to congress we'll have to figure out a way not to increase deficit. it will have to come with spending cuts. >> cenk: more austerity, i wouldn't do any more of it. but he also talked about guns. >> he was asked about guns. i think what we'll hear him talk...
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ceilings, i'm talking about raising the debt ceiling. harry reid said the negotiations on that front are over. he said the republicans were talking to the president, but that has now stopped, and so basically it's all eyes on the senate. it's all down to the senate. the republican caucus in the house seem to acknowledge these comments and they also, according to unnamed sources, you can guess who they are, all the usual candidates, basically there are no negotiations going on and the republicans in the senate should stand firm on their principles. of course, it's not that they want to see the debt ceiling not raised or that there is a potentially economic crisis coming. but they have their principle. they don't want to see more government spending. in the senate there is a vote taking place right now on raising the debt ceiling. they need 60 votes, and here is dick durban, the democrat from illinois who doesn't any a single republican is going to join the democrats. >> today at noon on the floor of the united states senate there is going
ceilings, i'm talking about raising the debt ceiling. harry reid said the negotiations on that front are over. he said the republicans were talking to the president, but that has now stopped, and so basically it's all eyes on the senate. it's all down to the senate. the republican caucus in the house seem to acknowledge these comments and they also, according to unnamed sources, you can guess who they are, all the usual candidates, basically there are no negotiations going on and the...
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five or six weeks irk the debt ceiling. >> the debt ceiling bill. this is just the beginning of the debate. it is not the end. rick: you and i talk for years, steve about small businesses and the impact these bills have on folks who employ, the most americans in this country, small business owners. based on your reading of this bill, what's the impact on them? >> it is lousy. i'm glad you brought this point up. we've been having the debate whose taxes should be going up and so on. let's not forget the overall impact of this bill is very negative for the economy. means higher capital-gains taxes higher dividend taxes. higher taxes on small businesses the some of my liberal friends would say, that is only people that make over $450,000. rick, as you know, two out of three of those people in the high income category are small business owners. the overall impact is anti-business and anti-growth. the by the way only way we get the deficit down is get the economy growing again. i think congress and the white house lost sight of that. rick: for conservativ
five or six weeks irk the debt ceiling. >> the debt ceiling bill. this is just the beginning of the debate. it is not the end. rick: you and i talk for years, steve about small businesses and the impact these bills have on folks who employ, the most americans in this country, small business owners. based on your reading of this bill, what's the impact on them? >> it is lousy. i'm glad you brought this point up. we've been having the debate whose taxes should be going up and so on....
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past certain severely negotiated agreements getting attached to the debt ceiling, and the debt ceiling itself being used as a bargaining chip. what the republican position is is the following. but the republicans are going to give in this negotiation is there going to vote to allow the united states to pay its bills on time, right? that's their concession. they're going to make sure that we don't default. in exchange for that they want the democrats to accept the radical budget agenda. they have the kitchen sink that they threw into their proposal. that's not how it works. we believe we all have a responsibility to pay the country's bills on time. as you know, congress has voted to occur all this obligation in the past. but we do want to separately sit down and negotiate a budget. we've been trying to do. we been trying to get the budget conference committee appointed as a block that as well. >> i have two questions so forgive me if this is been asked before. do you think that a shutdown of, however long, makes the debt ceiling reach more or less likely? second question is a different
past certain severely negotiated agreements getting attached to the debt ceiling, and the debt ceiling itself being used as a bargaining chip. what the republican position is is the following. but the republicans are going to give in this negotiation is there going to vote to allow the united states to pay its bills on time, right? that's their concession. they're going to make sure that we don't default. in exchange for that they want the democrats to accept the radical budget agenda. they...
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ahead of this week's debt ceiling deadline. wrapping it up all for us, live in washington. >> there are signs that nerves are getting really, really frayed up here. we saw an example of this just a little over an hour ago, when republicans who are continuing to pass these mini funding bills, yanked one of these that would fund native american health programs. when democrats asked for unanimous consent to change the title of this specific bill. they wanted to change it i'm not joking here to, and i quote, although we prefer a comb prehebsive, clean, continuing resolution to end a government shutdown. that is how petty things are getting up here. a more serious find of the impasse is several republicans emerged from their caucus meeting earlier this morning very disgruntled, very dismayed that the president appears to be rejecting a very promising plan put together by congressman paul ryan up here that would address some of the long-term drivers of deficit spending here. medicare, social security, a special reform to the tax code
ahead of this week's debt ceiling deadline. wrapping it up all for us, live in washington. >> there are signs that nerves are getting really, really frayed up here. we saw an example of this just a little over an hour ago, when republicans who are continuing to pass these mini funding bills, yanked one of these that would fund native american health programs. when democrats asked for unanimous consent to change the title of this specific bill. they wanted to change it i'm not joking here...
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>> the debt ceiling is likely to come first. the funny thing is at this point to some extent there aren't any external deadlines they absolutely have to meet. these are all created by washington. historically the debt ceiling was not an occasion for a big policy change. it became one in 2011, the republicans successfully made that happen. but they could easily extend the debt kreiling the way washington has in the past. in some ways the bigger thing is the sequester. it was supposed to be january 1, they pushed it back to march 1. substantial cuts. not overwhelming but substan tomorrow domestic programs and the military. most people don't want them take effect and the question is can they come up with something else that would bring down the deficit instead of across-the-board sequester cuts scheduled for march 1. >> rose: i watched over the weekend the talk shows and mitch mcconnell, the leader of the republicans in the senate said the tax question is off the table. we've dwelt that so we only will deal with spending now. >> it
>> the debt ceiling is likely to come first. the funny thing is at this point to some extent there aren't any external deadlines they absolutely have to meet. these are all created by washington. historically the debt ceiling was not an occasion for a big policy change. it became one in 2011, the republicans successfully made that happen. but they could easily extend the debt kreiling the way washington has in the past. in some ways the bigger thing is the sequester. it was supposed to be...